Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 401

Neil might have had steadied the cradle, but the massive jolt scared Brandon into a crying fit. My heart clenched at the sound, and I quickly handed Serena off to my mother to comfort Brandon.

The yard was a chaotic mess, but I had no patience for it. All I wanted was to soothe my frightened child.

Hiram, having realized his mistake, quickly hid behind Karina. Had Neil not been present, I was certain that Karina would have defended Hiram, using the excuse, “He’s just a child.”

But Neil was there and everyone had seen Hiram intentionally rock the cradle. So, without any hesitation, Karina pulled Hiram forward and demanded, “Hiram, apologize to Ms. Finch right now!”

“I… I just wanted to play with the baby. He’s so cute…” Hiram looked around nervously. His eyes lingered on Neil, hoping for some support.

“You can’t just rock his cradle like that! What if he had fallen?” My voice was sharp and anxious. The situation had threatened my child’s safety, and I couldn’t stay calm, even if Hiram had just wanted to play with my baby.

Ever since Neil and Karina had arrived, Serena and Brandon had been in one near miss after another. I wondered if it was Neil’s doing.

My mother was similarly upset. “Can’t you keep an eye on your son? If he hurts my precious grandchildren, you’ll have me to answer to!”

“Let’s go. Let’s go inside. There’s no point wasting our breath on them.”

With that, she headed back into the living room.

My father was out buying saplings at the market. Thank God he wasn’t here to see that, or the situation might have escalated further.

level-headed than my father, but he was equally upset. He loved

apologize.” Neil, not defending his son but siding with Karina.

sync on that matter.

Hiram reluctantly walked over to me. His eyes were red with unshed tears. “Ms. Finch, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to, I thought he’d find it fun.”

trapped. I had to accept the apology, but that was different from when Hiram had taken my nuts without asking. That was

I kept silent, carrying Brandon back into the living room and closing the door behind me.

reception, Neil didn’t stay long. He was a proud man, and I doubt anyone had ever made him

leave like this?” I

anything more. It was already a miracle that he’d suggested Karina apologize to me.

opened the door and looked at the gifts they’d left behind. “What should we do with

the nanny, and generously gave them all

was a good opportunity to ensure she’d take care of my children in the

we had a peaceful week. My wounds were healing, and Russel

Russel. It wasn’t about love,

at a hospital and was about to start work soon. He would have been busy,

at Mommy!” I’d grown fond of capturing the kids’ daily activities. Their little faces brought me so

the camera, the chubby little ones were lying in the stroller, making adorable

broke the peace. A car skidded to a halt

a car accident. A black Mercedes had

didn’t expect the people getting out of the car to be Ryan and Faith.